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QPR are set to recoup virtually all of the £12.5million they spent on Christopher Samba with Anzhi Makhachkala ready to repay almost the entire fee for the safe return of the towering centre half.

Rangers took a huge gamble on the big-money purchase of the former Blackburn defender in January, with manager Harry Redknapp and chairman Tony Fernandes desperately hoping Samba could save them from the drop.

At the time Redknapp described the move as ‘an unbelievable signing’ and declared ‘Chris is just what we need. He’s a monster.’

However, things didn’t quite go to plan and the powerful 28-year-old did little to stop the steady stream of goals going in as the Hoops were condemned to the Championship.